Apparel-hat.



' No. 654,432. Patented July 24, I900. T. BORROW, E. WUOD&. W. HODGSUN.

APPAREL HAT.

(no Model.) (Application filed Mar. 6, 1899.) 2 sheets-sheet ZziiassesNo. 654,432. Patented July 24, I900. T. BORROW, E. WOOD & W. HODGSON.

APPAREL HAT.

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THOMAS BORROW, EDWVIN WOOD," AND WILLIAM I-IODGSON, OF DARLINGTON,ENGLAND.

APPAREL-HAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,432, dated July 24,1900. Application filed March 6, 1899. $erial No. 707,973. (No model.)-

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, THOMAS BORROW, re siding at'12 Tubwell Row, EDWINWOOD, re-

HODGSON, residing at 10 Victoria road, all in Darlington, countyofDurham, England, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in HeactOoverings, of which thefollowingis a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a new and improvedventilating head-covering, such as a hat or helmet; and it consists,essentially, of a head-covering composed of a brim having a verticalcircularly-arranged flange or body-section, a crown having an airexitopening in its top and constructed at its lower edge of a diametergreater at all points than the diameter of the said flange orbodysection, so that the upper edge of the latter lies inside the saidlower edge of the crown, and a surrounding inwardly crimped continuouschannel-shaped bead connecting the crown and the vertical flange orbody-section and provided at intervals with air-inlet orifices locatedbetween the lower edge of the crown and the upper edge of said flange orbody-section.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a central vertical sectional view of a hat embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of a helmet embodying our invention, and Fig. 4 is a detailvertical sectional view of the top portion of the crown of the helmet.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the letter 0 indicates the hat-brim,having a vertical circularly-arranged flange or body section B, and Athe crown, having an air-exit E in the center of its top portion. Thelower edge F of the crown is constructed of a diameter greater at allpoints than the diameter of the edge G of the latter lies inside of thesaid lower edge of the crown. The lower edge F of the crown is connectedwith and supported by the upper edge G of the flange or body section Bthrough the medium of a channelshaped bead D, which extends continuouslyaround the hat and is provided at intervals between the lower edge F ofthe crown and the upper edge G of the flange or body-section B withair-inlet orifices D. As here shown, the channel-shaped bead is integralwith the crown and the flange or body-section and is formed by crimpingthe material inwardly; but we do not wish to be understood as confiningourselves to this integral construction of the parts mentioned. Theessential feature is a surrounding inwardlycrimped channelrshaped beadextending con tinuously around the head-covering, connecting the crownand the flange or body-section, and constructed or provided at intervalswith air-inlet orifices located between the said crown and said flangeor body-section. The air ascending through the air-inlet orifices D willcool the head and pass off through the air-exit E in the top of thecrown, thereby obtaining perfect ventilation.

In Figs. 3 and 4 ourinvention is embodied in a helmet. The letter 0indicates the brim; B, the vertical flange or bod y-section 5 A, thecrown, and F the spike having air-exits E. The bead D, being clearlyshown in Fig. l, is notillustrated in Figs. 3 and 4:; but it is the sameas hereinbefore described with reference to the form of head-coveringrepresented by Figs. 1 and 2.

Our invention provides a novel and desir= able head-covering which isthoroughly ventilated while in use for the purpose of cooling the headduring warm weather or exces= sive exercise.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is-- 1. Aheadcoveringcomprisingacrownhav ing an opening at the top, a body portion ofsmaller diameter than the crown, and a per forated web connecting thebody portion and crown, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A head covering comprising a crown hav ing an opening in its upperpart, and a body portion integral with the crown and of smallerdiameter, the material of which the covering our hands in presence oftwo subscribing witis made being crimped inwardly from the nesses.

crown to form a continuous connecting-web THOMAS BORROW. between thecrown and body portion, which EDWIN WOOD. '5 Web is provided with aseries of perforations WILLIAM HODGSON.

and is covered by the crown, as and for the Witnesses: purpose setforth. HENRY PROOTOR,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set FRANK JAMES WHITE.

